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After a 23-point road win against the Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum spoke on his former coach, Ime Udoka, who now leads the up-and-coming Rockets. Udoka coached Tatum and the Celtics during the 2021-22 season,

With Kristaps Porziņģis and Luke Kornet guarding the rim, Houston and coach Ime Udoka had a rough time in Boston's 109-86 win.

After the victory, Tatum was asked to reflect upon the impact Udoka had upon his career and took the opportunity to speak candidly about his entire Boston tenure dating back to 2017.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla reflected on his early days with the franchise and finding success as an NBA coach.

Rockets coach Ime Udoka was asked if they show Sengun clips of Marc Gasol defensively: “No we did not show Alpy Marc Gasol, but if I’m not mistaken I think he won (DPOY) and

Over the full season, only the Rockets, Magic and 76ers have more consistently and thoroughly won the possession battle than Boston. That has actually held up over the past month, with the Celtics continuing to outperform opponents on the offensive glass, commit fewer turnovers than they create and generate more free throws than they allow.

Of all seven NBA player awards, Victor Wembanyama is the only preseason favourite still favoured to win. TSN Betting's Wesley Cheng is back with his latest edition of Setting the Pick as he breaks down the chalk options for NBA awards and takes you through what the cases are for and against them.

We’ve reached the midway point of the season which means it’s time for another tier check-in, where there’s two teams breaking away up top.

Jokic is having his best statistical season yet, but will it be enough to hold off Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?

Future Hall of Fame point guard Russell Westbrook is fond of passing the game to the next generation, and he’s funded a number of AAU and youth teams in Southern California across the last decade-plus. Westbrook’s charitable efforts came back to bite him Wednesday night.

We can improve vastly, still, and that’s the good part about it,” head coach Ime Udoka says of Houston’s 26-12 start to the 2024-25 NBA season.